DEMERARA Cricket Club’s compact young opener Jadon Campbell is the latest youth cricketer to benefit from Project “Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana”. The prolific opener was recently selected to represent Guyana in the upcoming Regional Under-17 tournament to he held in Trinidad.

On receipt of one pair of cricket shoes, the talented Campbell, who is also a wicket-keeper, was loud in praise of the initiative, a joint venture by Kishan Das of the USA and Anil Beharry of Guyana. “I wish to maintain the rich history of my club and follow in the footsteps of Lance Gibbs, Roy Fredericks, Roger Harper, Travis Dowlin and many others” he added.

Aaron Beharry, a representative of the project, stated that the partnership is please to help young and talented cricketers in Guyana. “This initiative is to help identify and nurture young talents and at the same time encourage them to educate themselves” Beharry stated.

Total cricket related items collected so far: $170,000 cash, two trophies, eleven cricket boots, seventeen pairs of batting pads, nineteen bats, thirteen pairs of batting gloves, nineteen thigh pads, one wicket keeping pad, one arm guard, six cricket bags and two helmets. In addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former National wicket keeper/batsman.

To date, 37 young players from all three counties of Guyana have already benefited from three junior gear bag, two trophies, one arm guard, 13 bats, one box, two helmets, 10 pairs of cricket shoes, nine pairs of batting pads, one bat rubber and eleven pairs of batting gloves.

In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area benefited from two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard also received one box of red cricket balls each while RHCCCC received two, fifteen white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicket- keeping gloves and a set of stumps and bails.

Cricket related items, used or new, will be distributed free of cost to young and promising cricketers in Guyana. Skills, discipline and education are important characteristics of the recipients. Talent spotting is being done across the country and club leaders will also assist to identify talent. Progressive and well managed clubs will also benefit.